Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-10
CONSIDERING The LAW.

Tho Central Traffic Association on
Interstate Commerce.
Cleveland. Feb. 8-rhe executive COM
mittee Of the Central Traffic association
mel to-day at the Office Of President
Newell; OF the Lake Shore, and adopted
Q very important series OF resolutions
The meeting had been called for the
purpose OF deciding the fate Of the
organization, whether under the inter
state commerce act 1t could maintain an
existence, if 30 IN what form, snd what
is relations to this recent national legis-
lation were. Commissioner Blanchard
delivered an address to the committee
outlining what he thought should be
the policy OF the association in respect
to the interstate commerce act. Other
addresses followed from various mem
hers. and resolutions embodying
tbs sentiment and opinion expressed
we're unanimously adopted. These
mittee recommends that the Central
Traffic association be continued. with
the understanding that its methods.
statistical statements, ETC.. be
revised to conform to such railroad
action under the Interstate Law
% shall be finally decided upon. That
the law should be accepted and inter-
preted with . just regard for great mu-
tual commercial railway and the public
interests involved, generally in oonformi.
ty with the definitions of law 20 explain
ed by senator Oullom in the SENATE de.
bate thereon, and the association will
cooperate with the commissioners nm
der the inter- state commerce Law In se.
curing, az far % possible, the benefits oil
the bill, and in faithful observance OF ali
it's provisIons, that the committee meet
with the trunk line executive COMMITTEES
on Gall Of the latter, and that the joint
executive committee SO constituted fol
that purpose proceed to such further
agreement and recommendations of de-
tail as may be required by tho lnterpre-
tation Of the act agreed upon by such
executive committee. and then submit
the same to q meeting of the association
for its final action.
II will be noticed that the shape
which the association will assume IL moi
indicated; that 1t 10 left for o future
meeting OF the association to determine,
A reporter met OommisaIoper Blanch.
ard after the meeting had adjourned,
end inquired whether, in his opinion, an
efficient association could be maintained
in the face OF structures as to pooling,
which the inter.stste commerce act pre-,
sented.
''Thers 10 NO doubt OF it," replied Mr..
Blanchard. "There is . very erroneous
impression with . great many people,
that the object OF the central trafio an.
soo,aticn ID to pool the business Of ita
members. Tho real purpose Of the asso.
citation il to maintain rates, and the
pooling Of business Is only Of the
means adopted TO- obtain this object"
sand can rates be maintained without
some mean Of apport,oning business
from common points asaong competitive
Undoubtedly. Some members be-
lieye thAt under the Interstate oom-
merco act means can DO devised where
by business may be apportioned without
violating the clause prohibiting pooling;
but the general feeling 10 not to attempts
anything OF this kind Just now, but TO
allow each line to keep all the business
il aets."